Nigeria: Cleansing the Judiciary

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EDITORIAL

A glimmer of hope came from the third arm of government, a few days ago, with the report that the National Judicial Council (NJC) had removed two judges - Justices Charles Archibong of the Federal High Court, Lagos, and Thomas Naron of the High Court of Plateau State - for ethical misconduct.

A third judge, Justice Abubakar Talba of the FCT High Court, is being probed over allegations of delivering controversial judgements. Also, the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has stripped Chief Ajibola Aribisala of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) because of his involvement in the wrong handling of a case involving a financial institution.

Alleged Ethnic Cleansing: Army Puts Retired General, Others Under Close Watch

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Nigerian Army authorities have put a retired Major General under close watch after allegations of nepotism levelled against the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika surfaced in the media.

Also being closely monitored are a few of the accomplices of the general, who are strongly suspected to have aided him in whipping up ethnic sentiments in the army.

The general was said to have served in the army for the mandatory 35 years but was retired compulsorily during the last retirement exercise involving some 51 top officers of the army.